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" Congress it is expedient that on the second Monday in May next a convention of delegates, who shall have been appointed by the several States, be held at Philadelphia for the sole and express purpose of revising the articles of Confederation and reporting... "
Lives of the Signers to the Declaration of Independence - Page 129
by Charles Augustus Goodrich - 1832 - 460 pages
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The Life of George Washington,: Commander in Chief of the American ..., Volume 5

John Marshall - 1807 - 840 pages
...shall have been appointed by the several states, be held at Philadelphia, for the sole and express purpose of revising the articles of confederation, and reporting to congress and the several legislatures, such alterations and provisions therein, as shall, when agreed to in congress...
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The Historical Register of the United States, Volume 1

Thomas H. Palmer - United States - 1814 - 422 pages
...shall have been appointed by the several states, be held at Philadelphia, for the sole and express purpose of revising the articles of confederation, and reporting to congress and the several legislatures such alterations and provisions therein, as shall, when agreed to in congress...
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History of the United States: From Their First Settlement as ..., Volume 3

David Ramsay - History - 1817 - 522 pages
...shall have been appointed by the several states, be held at Philadelphia, for the sole and express purpose of revising the articles of confederation, and reporting to Congress, and the several legislatures, such alterations and provisions therein, as shall, when agreed to in Congress,...
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The Federalist: On the New Constitution

Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay - Constitutional history - 1817 - 570 pages
...shall have been appointed by the several states, beheld at " Philadelphia, for the sole and express purpose of revising the " articles of confederation, and reporting to congress and the " several legislatures, such alterations and provisions therein, as .. shall, when agreed to in...
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Journal, acts and proceedings, of the convention ... which formed the ...

United States federal convention - 1819 - 524 pages
...shaH have been ap" pointed by the several states, be held at Philadel" phia, for the sole and express purpose of revising the " Articles of Confederation, and reporting to Congress " and the several legislatures, such alterations and " provisions therein, as shall, when agreed to in Con"...
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Biography of the Signers to the Declaration of Independence, Volume 8

John Sanderson - 1827 - 664 pages
...representation of the people : that they have no security for the right of election ; that some of the powers of the legislature are ambiguous, and others...confederation, and reporting to congress and to the several legislatures, such alterations and provisions as shall render the federal constitution adequate to...
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A Complete History of the United States of America: Embracing the Whole ...

Frederick Butler - United States - 1821 - 474 pages
...next, a convention of delegates, who shall have been appointed by the several states for the express purpose of revising the articles of confederation, and reporting to Congress, and the several legislatures, such alterations, and provisions therein, as shall, when agreed to in Congress,...
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A Complete History of the United States of America: Embracing the Whole ...

Frederick Butler - United States - 1821 - 472 pages
...next, a convention of delegates, who shall have been appointed by the several states for the express purpose of revising the articles of confederation, and reporting to Congress, and the several legislatures, such alterations, and provisions therein, as shall, when agreed to in Congress,...
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History of Massachusetts ...

Alden Bradford - Massachusetts - 1822 - 1122 pages
...repretentation of the people ; that they have no security for the light of election ; that some of the powers of the legislature are ambiguous, and others...confederation, and reporting to Congress and to the several legislatures, such alterations and provisions as shall render the federal constitution adequate to...
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History of Massachusetts, Volumes 2-3

Alden Bradford - Massachusetts - 1825 - 710 pages
...oppressive; that treaties of the highest importance may be formed by the president, with the advice of ttuo thirds of a quorum of the senate ; and that the system...confederation, and reporting to Congress and to the several legislatures, such alterations and provisions as shall render the federal constitution adequate to...
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